Readington Township police arrested two people on driving while intoxicated charges after they each tried separately to pick up a third person, also charged with driving while intoxicated, from the police station, authorities say.

The series of arrests began about 1:45 a.m. Monday when police stopped Carmen Reategui, 34, of Readington Township, after she was seen swerving along Route 22 East, according to a news release.

Police smelled alcohol coming from the vehicle and arrested Reategui after she failed field sobriety tests, authorities say.

While Reategui was at the station, police said, she called Nina Petracca, 23, of Dunellen, N.J., for a ride home. However, when Petracca showed up at police headquarters, the Middlesex County woman was visibly intoxicated and also failed sobriety tests, according to police.

She was later found with seven Vicodin pills in an unlabeled container in her purse, police said.

Later, both women called Ryan Hogan, 33, of Readington Township, for a ride, police said. But Hogan had been drinking and he, too, failed sobriety tests after arriving at the station, police said.

All three were eventually released to a fourth, sober, adult.

Each is scheduled to appear in court in January on charges of driving while intoxicated. Petracca also faces charges of possession of Vicodin and operating a vehicle while in possession of a controlled substance.